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An Old Maid’s Deception
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Kate Toncray [Beauty, the old maid], Dave Morris [Sim], Charles Murray [Sam], Clarence L. Barr (Clarence Barr) [Constable Jim Gorman], Sylvia Ashton [a woman at the picnic], Gertrude Bambrick [a woman at the picnic], Edward Dillon [a man at the picnic], Florence Lee [a woman at the picnic], Gus Pixley [a man at the picnic]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Ralph E. Hellawell. / Released 3 July 1913; in a split-reel with Faust and the Lily (1913). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Sim and Sam had never seen Beauty unadorned. That was where she deceived the public. She invited them both to the picnic. Enough said where a fair lady is concerned. Only a duel could settle it. Beauty absent frills and molars and devoid of fine feathers, rushed to the rescue. Sim and Sam sought solace in each other’s arms, undeceived.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 May 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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